1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team

The 1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Dexter Park. The team was coached by Frank McGuire in his St. John's University in his 2nd year at St. John's.[1]

1949 St. John's Redmen baseball
Region A Champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Metropolitan New York Conference
1949 record	21–6 (9–1 Metro)
Head coach	Frank McGuire (2nd season)
Captain	Jack Kaiser (Senior year)
Home stadium	Dexter Park

The Redmen won the Region A to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.

Roster

1949 St. John's Redmen baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town INF Dick Bohner / — — RHP Gerry Brown /R — — Jr INF Lou Carnesecca / — — Don Doyle / — — Jim Felton / — — OF Tony Garin / — — So C Jack Gimmler / — — John Gordon / — — INF Don Hogan / — — Sr OF Jack Kaiser (C) / — — Sr Bill Lynch / — — Don MacKenzie / — — C Irv Miller / — — Sr RHP Dom Novak /R — — Jr INF Herb Rossman R/ 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Brooklyn, New York Rex Shannahan / — — Bob Sullivan / — — Lou Tambini / — — U Tom Tolan / — — Sr INF Art West / — —	Head coach Frank McGuire Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1949 St. John's Redmen Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Regular Season (16–3) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MNYC Record 1 April 7 Pratt Dexter Park • New York, New York 7–0 1–0 0–0 2 April 9 CCNY Dexter Park • New York, New York 5–7 1–1 1–0 3 Unknown vs Saint Peter's Unknown • Unknown 2–5 1–2 1–0 4 April 13[2] at Hofstra Unknown • Hempstead, NY 8–7 2–2 1–0 5 Unknown vs Georgetown Unknown • Unknown 9–3 3–2 1–0 6 Unknown vs Wagner Unknown • Unknown 6–2 4–2 1–0 7 Unknown vs Kings Point Unknown • Unknown 6–3 5–2 1–0 8 Unknown vs NYU Unknown • Unknown 7–6 6–2 2–0 9 Unknown vs West Point Unknown • Unknown 6–3 7–2 2–0 10 Unknown vs Fordham Unknown • Unknown 10–9 8–2 3–0 11 Unknown vs Brooklyn Unknown • Unknown 10–4 9–2 4–0 12 Unknown vs NYU Unknown • Unknown 4–3 10–2 5–0 13 Unknown vs Manhattan Unknown • Unknown 0–2 10–3 5–1 14 Unknown vs Hofstra Unknown • Unknown 3–0 11–3 5–1 15 Unknown vs Kings Point Unknown • Unknown 17–2 12–3 5–1 16 Unknown vs Fordham Unknown • Unknown 2–1 13–3 6–1 17 Unknown vs Manhattan Unknown • Unknown 8–2 14–3 7–1 18 Unknown vs CCNY Unknown • Unknown 7–6 15–3 8–1 19 Unknown vs Brooklyn Unknown • Unknown 19–6 16–3 9–1
Postseason
NCAA District II Playoff (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MNYC Record 20 June 6 Rutgers Dexter Park • New York, New York 12–8 17–3 9–1 21 June 7 Penn State Dexter Park • New York, New York 3–0 18–3 9–1 22 June 8 Penn State Dexter Park • New York, New York 4–11 18–4 9–1 23 June 8 Penn State Dexter Park • New York, New York 7–5 19–4 9–1
NCAA Region A Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MNYC Record 24 June 13 Boston College Dexter Park • New York, New York 10–5 20–4 9–1 25 June 13 Boston College Dexter Park • New York, New York 7–2 21–4 9–1
College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record MNYC Record 26 June 22 vs Texas Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas 1–7 21–5 9–1 27 June 23 vs Southern California Lawrence Stadium • Wichita, Kansas 4–12 21–6 9–1

References

1. "Alumni Bulletin". digitalmemory.stjohns.edu. St. John's University (New York City). Retrieved September 19, 2020.
2. "St. John's Triumphs Over Hofstra by 8-7". New York Times. April 14, 1949. Retrieved September 20, 2020.